State profile · Below median Poor share

Mississippi bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Mississippi.

16,739
Public bridges
55.1%
Good condition
6.0%
Poor condition

Mississippi holds 16,739 public highway bridges (#14 of 52 by inventory) with a 6.03% Poor share (#26 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 6.0% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 27 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

16,739

Public highway bridges in Mississippi

Good Condition

55.1%

9,228 bridges rated 7-9

5.1pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

6.0%

1,009 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-1.5pp vs national avg 7.5%

Mississippi vs national bridge condition

Mississippi - Good condition share 55.1%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Mississippi - Poor-condition share 20.1%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Mississippi in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Mississippi has 16,739 bridges and a 6.0% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #27 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Mississippi has 16,739 bridges and a 6.0% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #27 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Mississippi vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

16,739 14th of 54 higher than 40 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Mississippi

The highlighted point is Mississippi: 16,739 bridges and 6.03% in Poor condition, rank #27 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Mississippi on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • California: 25,848 bridges · 5.91% Poor
  • New Jersey: 6,827 bridges · 6.01% Poor
  • Mississippi: 16,739 bridges · 6.03% Poor
  • South Carolina: 9,490 bridges · 6.17% Poor
  • Wyoming: 3,136 bridges · 6.51% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Mississippi

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 16,739 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Mississippi’s inventory

State agency holds 34.8% of the 16,739 public highway bridges filed under Mississippi in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Mississippi’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 4.9% of the 16,739 bridges with a recorded original year in Mississippi. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Mississippi55.1%38.8%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Mississippi (FHWA NBI)

Counties (82)

Adams 100 Alcorn 213 Amite 210 Attala 228 Benton 103 Bolivar 272 Calhoun 213 Carroll 225 Chickasaw 247 Choctaw 164 Claiborne 136 Clarke 224 Clay 154 Coahoma 115 Copiah 266 Covington 164 DeSoto 266 Forrest 283 Franklin 157 George 115 Greene 171 Grenada 163 Hancock 104 Harrison 301 Hinds 663 Holmes 212 Humphreys 94 Issaquena 20 Itawamba 229 Jackson 268 Jasper 193 Jefferson 100 Jefferson Davis 142 Jones 329 Kemper 211 Lafayette 259 Lamar 150 Lauderdale 481 Lawrence 134 Leake 199 Lee 385 Leflore 139 Lincoln 380 Lowndes 248 Madison 311 Marion 201 Marshall 255 Monroe 290 Montgomery 170 Neshoba 199 Newton 243 Noxubee 201 Oktibbeha 226 Panola 231 Pearl River 232 Perry 162 Pike 211 Pontotoc 166 Prentiss 205 Quitman 106 Rankin 374 Scott 199 Sharkey 61 Simpson 200 Smith 175 Stone 125 Sunflower 169 Tallahatchie 155 Tate 139 Tippah 139 Tishomingo 144 Tunica 81 Union 202 Walthall 154 Warren 175 Washington 317 Wayne 214 Webster 178 Wilkinson 94 Winston 176 Yalobusha 158 Yazoo 271

Mississippi vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Mississippi on the same metric.

CA

California

5.91% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$25,848

NJ

New Jersey

6.01% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$6,827
Selected

MS

Mississippi

6.03% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,739

SC

South Carolina

6.17% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$9,490

WY

Wyoming

6.51% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,136

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Mississippi

Six lowest-condition bridges in Mississippi, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

US 11

Poor

Over: HOBOLOCHITTO CREEK

0.3 MI S SR 43 NORTH, Pearl River, MS

Built 1948 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 15,000

SR 145

Poor

Over: BLACK CREEK

2.6 MI S SR 18, Clarke, MS

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 810

US 51

Poor

Over: CREEK

1.6 MI N HOLMES CL, Carroll, MS

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 480

US 51

Poor

Over: RELIEF OPENING

2.9 MI N HOLMES CL, Carroll, MS

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 460

US 51

Poor

Over: RELIEF OPENING

3.0 MI N HOLMES CL, Carroll, MS

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 460

US 51

Poor

Over: PEACHAHALA CREEK

3.3 MI N HOLMES CL, Carroll, MS

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 460

All Bridges in Mississippi

PSTON-SLVR RUN RD

Fair

Over: BEAVER DAM BRANCH

SEC 31 T 3S R12W B, Stone, MS

Built 1974 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 610

HIGH POINT ROAD

Fair

Over: WRONG PRONG CREEK

SEC 8 T23N R 2E, Tallahatchie, MS

Built 1975 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 10

WATSON RD

Fair

Over: CANAL - 1024

SEC 1 T15N R 6W, Washington, MS

Built 1995 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 30

SR 22

Fair

Over: I 20

SR 22 OVER I 20, Hinds, MS

Built 1956 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 680

BLUE CAIN ROAD

Fair

Over: BCH OF HUSHPUCKENA RIVER

SEC 2 T24N R 5W, Bolivar, MS

Built 1993 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 50

CO.ROAD 418

Fair

Over: 847 OVER BURNEY BRANCH

SEC 22 T 9S R 3W B, Lafayette, MS

Built 1959 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 810

OAKWOOD LN NW

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY SHAWS CREEK

SEC 6 T 7N R 7E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1998 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 50

STEVE BUTLER TR SE

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY FAIR RIVER

SEC 26 T 7N R 9E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1999 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 60

BAHALIA CHURCH RD

Fair

Over: TRIB LITTLE BAHALA CREEK

SEC 17 T 8N R 9E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 1948 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 180

CR 802

Fair

Over: GRAY CREEK

SEC 22 T 4S R 2E B, Tippah, MS

Built 1955 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 210

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Fair

Over: MS ROUTE 16

13.5 MILES FROM MERCHANT, Leake, MS

Built 1950 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 2,080

CO RD 120

Fair

Over: BR OF SOUINLOVEY CREEK

SEC 19 T 2N R15E B, Clarke, MS

Built 1987 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 80

MCCARTY ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB OF BIG CREEK

SEC 9 T 4N R 1W, Hinds, MS

Built 1987 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 50

DOUBLE CH-SUMRALL

Fair

Over: SANTEE CREEK

SEC 24 T 7N R17W B, Jefferson Davis, MS

Built 1975 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 300

MACEDONIA RD

Fair

Over: COURTNEY CREEK

SEC 34 T 6N R12W B, Jones, MS

Built 1964 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 100

CO.ROAD 382

Fair

Over: RELIEF

SEC 26 T10S R 3W, Lafayette, MS

Built 1997 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 50

CO.ROAD 383

Fair

Over: OTOUCALOFA RELIEF

SEC 36 T10S R 3W, Lafayette, MS

Built 1995 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 50

UNION VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: CUFFAWA CREEK

SEC 9 T 4S R 4W B, Marshall, MS

Built 1962 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 80

HICKORY-LITTLE RCK

Fair

Over: CHUNKY CANAL

SEC 31 T 7N R13E B, Newton, MS

Built 1973 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 270

WILSON BATES ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF FANNEGUSHA CK

SEC 14 T 7N R 5E, Scott, MS

Built 1996 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 100

GREER ROAD

Fair

Over: DITCH NO 7

SEC 7 T15N R 5W, Washington, MS

Built 1967 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 50

TOKIO FROST BR RD

Fair

Over: TICK CREEK

SEC_32_T10N_R5W B, Wayne, MS

Built 2015 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 50

RACCOON ROAD

Fair

Over: WHITE CREEK

SEC 16 T 2N R 3W, Wilkinson, MS

Built 1935 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 50

BLUFF LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: OLD BLUFF LAKE SPILLWAY

BLUFF LAKE ROAD, Noxubee, MS

Built 1970 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 500

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Fair

Over: MERCHANT CREEK BRANCH &

9.5 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Leake, MS

Built 1949 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 545

NEW ZION RD.

Fair

Over: SADDLERS CREEK

SEC 13 T 2N R 4W B, Copiah, MS

Built 1958 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 140

FIVE MILE ROAD

Fair

Over: 1636 OVER WHIT AUX CHAN

SEC 16 T13N R 3W B, Humphreys, MS

Built 1962 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 150

SCIPLES MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: RUNNING TIGER CREEK

SEC 25 T12N R15E, Kemper, MS

Built 2022 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 110

CO RD 550

Fair

Over: MILL BAYOU

SEC 18 T22N R 1E B, Leflore, MS

Built 1955 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 140

CR 055

Fair

Over: TRIGGER BRANCH

SEC 11 T 5S R10E B, Tishomingo, MS

Built 1967 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 150

FAS 619 TRIBBETT

Fair

Over: CANAL

SEC 22 T17N R 6W B, Washington, MS

Built 1958 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 200

CO RD 3

Fair

Over: DAVIS CREEK

SEC 29 T24N R 4E, Yalobusha, MS

Built 1960 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 100

CHESAPEAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: DURDEN CREEK SPILLWAY

BETWEEN B-1008 & B-2026, Warren, MS

Built 1940 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 500

RICHARD ROAD

Fair

Over: STILLWATER BAYOU

SEC 15 T20N R 7W, Bolivar, MS

Built 1996 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 20

LAUGHLIN ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST BOGUE HASTY

SEC 26 T22N R 6W, Bolivar, MS

Built 1994 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 80

MAMIE STREET

Fair

Over: GORDONS CREEK

SEC 8 T 4N R13W, Forrest, MS

Built 1955 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 1,400

BILL STRONG RD

Fair

Over: SIMMS CREEK

SEC 3 T 4N R 4W B, Hinds, MS

Built 1990 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 140

LYNCH ST

Fair

Over: LYNCH CREEK

SEC 5 T 5N R 1E, Hinds, MS

Built 1955 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 14,000

BOL BRSVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: BCH OF FLEETWOOD CREEK

SEC 12 T 6N R 3W B, Hinds, MS

Built 2019 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 290

OWENS WELLS ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO TARREY CREEK

SEC 34 T15N R 3E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1973 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 50

STEWART DR

Fair

Over: BURR CREEK

SEC 3 T 6N R13W, Jones, MS

Built 1975 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 40

OLD HWY 15

Fair

Over: ABBS BRANCH

SEC 3 T 7N R11W B, Jones, MS

Built 1976 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 890

SULPHUR SPRINGS RD

Fair

Over: DOAKS CREEK

SEC 18 T10N R 5E B, Madison, MS

Built 1982 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 360

COUNTY ROAD 602

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

SEC 36 T12N R10E B, Neshoba, MS

Built 1980 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 350

HEBRON ROAD

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

SEC 13 T11S R 1E B, Pontotoc, MS

Built 1989 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 90

HOARD LAKE

Fair

Over: WILD BILL BAYOU

SEC 26 T23N R 3W B, Sunflower, MS

Built 1977 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 60

COUNTY ROAD 189

Fair

Over: SAWMILL CREEK

SEC 36 T 7S R 4E, Union, MS

Built 1978 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 75

CO RD 251

Fair

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

SEC 14 T21N R 8E B, Webster, MS

Built 1983 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 240

CR 201

Fair

Over: PHILLIPS CREEK

SEC 7 T 2S R 8E, Alcorn, MS

Built 2017 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 50

LOWERY RD

Fair

Over: TRIB OF DYE CREEK

SEC 28 T 9N R 8E B, Copiah, MS

Built 2015 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 100

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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